Former staffer claims Northwestern fired him for opposing LGBTQ+ resource reduction
A former staffer at Northwestern University is suing the school, claiming he was fired for speaking out against the scaling back of LGBTQ+ resources.
Canadian wildfire smoke brings worst air quality in world to Chicago
The hazy skies in the Chicago area are the visible sign of the poor air quality on Thursday as smoke from Canadian wildfires sent Chicago to the top of the list of most polluted cities in the world.
Milwaukee Ave. in Wicker Park will go car-free once a month for new event
There will be no cars on Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park on the last Sunday of every month starting in August for a new event called Meet Me on Milwaukee.
Flash flooding reported to the south from storms racing through area
Flash flooding has been reported in Kankakee County and Northwest Indiana as storms with heavy rainfall moved through the Chicago area Wednesday.
Chinatown residents air concerns about Chicago Fire stadium, The 78
A town hall gave Chinatown residents a chance to express their opposition to the plan for a new Chicago Fire soccer stadium and The 78 development in the area.
Man robbed at gunpoint, shot in Avondale, Chicago police say
Chicago police are investigating a shooting and robbery in the city's Avondale neighborhood Tuesday night.
Gary police shoot, kill man at home suspected of drug activity
Police in Gary, Indiana, said an officer shot and killed a man armed with a gun while executing a search warrant on a home suspected of drug activity.
Blue Line service resumes after phony bomb threat at Rosemont station
CTA Blue Line train service returned to normal late Tuesday morning, after a false bomb threat temporarily halted trains at the Rosemont stop.
Northwestern, Rush make list of America's top 20 hospitals
U.S. News & World Report have ranked two Chicago hospitals among the best 20 in the entire country.
Rush Hospital recovering from air conditioning outage
Rush Hospital in Chicago has told paramedics to bypass their emergency department and canceled surgeries for the day after an earlier air conditioning outage amid high heat and humidity.
Pritzker signs 2 gun safety laws amid drop in crime in Chicago
Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and carjackings down 50%.
North Chicago shooting at Frank's Lounge critically injures man
North Chicago police are investigating a shooting that critically injured a man early Monday morning.
Emergency call to Montrose Beach not bona fide, CPD says
Chicago police said reports of a person in the water at Montrose Beach Sunday night were not bona fide.
3 charged in armed kidnapping of 2-year-old girl on South Side
Three people have been charged with kidnapping a 2-year-old girl at gunpoint from a home in Chicago's Grand Boulevard neighborhood Wednesday.
Man wanted for anti-immigrant, antisemitic graffiti in Little Village
Chicago police are looking for a man who has been spraying antisemitic and anti-immigrant graffiti in the city's Little Village neighborhood.